Bell bellfree BF User manual

Brand: Bell

Model: bellfree BF

Type: User manual

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Door PD-188

BF Apartment Station User Guide

Bell System (Telephones) Ltd PD-188 Issue 1

bellfree BF Colour Apartment Station

View

Pickup

Display

Contrast

Mute

Lock

Ringer

Volume

Symbol

Lamp

Steady

Flashing

Mute on/off Red Apartment station is muted

Door bell – All flash

Pickup / end

Blue Call in progress Ringing

View / camera select

Lock Green

Door is open Touch to release lock

BF Apartment Station User Guide

Bell System (Telephones) Ltd PD-188 Issue 1

Call sequence

When the resident’s address is entered followed by the call button the addressed

apartment station will ring and its blue pickup / view lamp will flash highlighting the

pickup and view symbols. The apartment station will continue to ring for typically up to 30

seconds or until the resident responds by touching the view symbol (see silent viewing

below) or the pickup symbol. After using the pickup symbol the resident can freely

converse with the visitor whose image is now displayed on the apartment station; at the

same time the green lock symbol will flash to highlight the lock function.

The call may be terminated by touching the pickup symbol again or more usually by

touching the lock symbol first to allow the visitor access through the entrance; the speech

and picture will persist for a further 3 seconds while the door is being released.

Silent viewing

When the apartment station is ringing the resident can touch the view symbol to answer

the call instead of the pickup symbol; this will stop the apartment station ringing and

enable them to view the visitor for up to typically 60 seconds or until the lock symbol is

touched to release the door. Silent viewing can be ‘normalised’ at any time by touching

the pickup symbol and conversing with the visitor as described above.

Apartment Station Controls

The diagram in the introduction shows the apartment station and its controls. The default

setting is ringer volume halfway (slide finger up and down) and contrast fully down.

Ringer Mute

The resident can mute the ringing sound in the apartment station when they do not wish to

be disturbed. Ringer mute is activated by touching the mute symbol on the apartment

station, which then illuminates in red as a reminder. Touching the mute symbol a second

time will disengage the mute function. Ringer Mute only stops the audible ring, but the

blue ring lamp will still flash and all other functions work normally. Ringer mute will

continue for the pre-set time even if a call is answered.

During installation it is possible to set a time limit for the mute function in various values

from 2 minutes up to 10 hours or indefinitely. When this time period has elapsed the mute

function will automatically disengage. Default timeout is indefinite.

Door Status Indication (optional)

The green lock lamp on the apartment station will illuminate to warn the resident that a

door has been left open following a call. This feature requires a door monitor contact to be

fitted.

Door bell (optional)

Pressing the door bell outside the flat rings (different sound to a normal call) the apartment

station for a short period, flashing all buttons at the same time.

Bell bellfree BF User manual

Brand: Bell

Model: bellfree BF

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

Door PD-188

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